Chapter 766 (1/2)
Caught by the governor, Cao Bing's face became ugly.
”I... I don't want to run away. It's the mountain Yue soldiers who are too strong.” He tried to argue, but the voice was getting lower and lower.
”Hum!”
The governor just sneered and raised his hatchet. The smooth surface of the axe reflected the panic of Cao Bing.
SA!
A head was thumping on the ground for several times. A headless corpse stood on the ground because of its inertia. The blood gushed from his neck, and his legs fell to the ground.
The governor's armour was dyed red by the blood spurting out, and he said in a murderous manner: ”no one can retreat without the command of the general!”
The defeated Cao army saw a row of supervisors with swords and axes in their hands. They could not help being awe stricken. Where dare they retreat?
The retreating Cao army had to rush forward again, form a formation in situ, and fight again with the mountain Yue soldiers who rushed forward to fight hard.
Although relying on the governor's troops to temporarily block the attack of Shan Yue soldiers, Cao Jun in the front row is under great pressure, and Le Jin, who is in charge of commanding, frowns.
”Come on, ask the Prime Minister for help!”
”Help the soldiers?”
Cao Cao said slowly, ”let Wen Qian insist on it, and the reinforcements will arrive soon.”
”No!” He ordered the cavalry to move their horses, but Cao Cao stood still and did not send a soldier.
One side of Cao Xiu saw this, some do not understand: ”prime minister, now general Le's situation is critical, why does the Prime Minister not send reinforcements?”
Cao Cao did not speak. Cheng Yu on one side reminded him, ”Cao Duwei, Jiangdong army has not been used yet.”
”Jiangdong army?”
Cao Xiu looked coldly, and saw Jiang Dongjun, dressed in red armor, standing in a formation, like a flaming flame, but did not make any action.
He Qi joined up with Yuzhang army and attacked Cao's army before and after Shan Yue's army. There were 20000 soldiers in Jiangdong army that had not been used.
Sun Quan's young face revealed a little anxiety, turned his head and said, ”Dudu, is our army watching like this?”
Zhou Yu said slowly, ”my Lord, Cao's troops have not yet moved out, and our troops are far less than Cao's. If we go out first, we will inevitably be surrounded by Cao's army.”
”Under the leadership of Cao Cao, Cao's army marched from south to North and had a strong fighting power. If we had a hard encounter with our army, our army might not be able to win the battle.”
These 20000 troops were the last elite of the Jiangdong army. If there were any mistakes, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, Zhou Yu was cautious.
Hearing the speech, Sun Quan forced his emotions down. He just looked at the other side anxiously. His five fingers became a fist.
However, as the situation changed, Zhou Yu could not help frowning.
Cheng Pu frowned and said, ”Dadu, Cao's front is about to be broken through. As a result, the mountain Yue army will inevitably contact with he Xiaowei's troops and horses, which is not good.”
At the beginning of the battle, Zhou Yu skillfully lured the Shan Yue soldiers to attack the Cao army's formation, and lured the Yuzhang army who had succumbed to Cao Cao to rebel and succeeded in gaining the initiative in the campaign. Jiang Dong army and Shan Yue army were enemies of life and death, but under Zhou Yu's plan, the two armies ”fought side by side” as if they were allied forces.
It was Zhou Yu's plan to kill people with a knife and use the mountain Yue army to deal with Cao's army. In his heart, he knew that Cao's army was coming fiercely, and his strength was far better than that of Jiangdong army, and that Cao Cao's ability to use military force was extraordinary. Even Zhou Yu himself might not be able to win the battle if he was facing a direct battle.
But... If the soldiers of Shanyue and the East army of nearly ten thousand rivers led by He Qi meet one place and their enemies meet, they will surely fight in the same place. At that time, the situation will be too dangerous.